Dexter Field (62KS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEMP), 62KS is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 20 knots gusting 36, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Dexter Field in Cottonwood Falls, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEMP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Dexter Field (62KS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cottonwood Falls, KS at a field elevation of 1,173 ft. 62KS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEMP, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFRI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEMP, 14.2 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 20 kt, gusting 36 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 27°C (80°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KEMP 281853Z AUTO 20020G36KT 10SM CLR 27/14 A3001 RMK AO2 PK WND 20036/1849 SLP155 T02670144
What changed at KEMP (nearest station)?
Since the 1753Z (12:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts increased from 30 to 36 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.04 → 30.01 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 62KS
Based on the nearest station (KEMP), 62KS is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 20 knots gusting 36, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,750 ft (field elevation 1,173 ft). 62KS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFRI, about 44 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 2,500 ft | Turf | 19 kt head | 7 kt right (g12) |
| 36 | 2,500 ft | Turf | 19 kt tail | 7 kt left (g12) |
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62KS runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 18/362,500 × 100 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 62KSWind
- 18
- 19 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 19 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 7→20 kt, ceiling 7,000 ft → unlimited.
62KS weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 62KS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MCI UA /OV MCI/TM 1448/FL140/TP CRJ7/TB MOD DURC 100-160 MOD TB/RM /ZKC FDC/AF
MCI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MCILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1448Reported at 14:48 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD DURC 100-160 MOD TBTurbulence: moderate durc 10,000–16,000 ft mod tb.RM /ZKC FDC/AFRemarks.Show raw report
OJC UA /OV BUM280030/TM 1358/FL390/TP GLF6/SK TOP340-350/RM ZKC FDC FN
OJC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BUM280030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP GLF6Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP340-350Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 62KS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEMP reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 36 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 83%
- 36
- 17%
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Live crosswind meter
62KS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEMP, 14 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 62KS
- City
- Cottonwood Falls
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,173 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.3586, -96.4910
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KEMP
- TAF
- Nearest KFRI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 2m
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Pilot PIREPs for Dexter Field (62KS)
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